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Recent Examples of hawkish
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Thursday as investors feared potentially hawkish remarks by the Federal Reserve chair on Friday that could spark volatility, while big-box retailer Walmart’s quarterly results dampened sentiment.
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Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps this is a reflection of yesterday's Federal Reserve meeting minutes, which point to Fed Chair Jerome Powell striking a slightly more hawkish tone than many may have expected at his Jackson Hole speech tomorrow.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Indeed, some problems are best addressed by reducing the role of government in American life or through promoting a hawkish foreign policy.
—E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
The dollar rose after Powell's more hawkish tone lead traders to pare bets for a big rate cut in November.
—Sinéad Carew, Reuters, 30 Sep. 2024
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Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps this is a reflection of yesterday's Federal Reserve meeting minutes, which point to Fed Chair Jerome Powell striking a slightly more hawkish tone than many may have expected at his Jackson Hole speech tomorrow.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Indeed, some problems are best addressed by reducing the role of government in American life or through promoting a hawkish foreign policy.
—E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
The dollar rose after Powell's more hawkish tone lead traders to pare bets for a big rate cut in November.
—Sinéad Carew, Reuters, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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Meanwhile, a warlike species would probably just wipe us out.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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His warlike actions in Iran, despite campaign promises to the contrary, blatantly bypassed the need to gain approval from the legislative branch of government.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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But when his seedy neighbor, Russ (Matt Smith), skips town and leaves him with a key that unlocks unknown valuables, Hank becomes the unwitting target of bloodthirsty gangsters.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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And Aronofsky does not skimp on the nightmarish aspects of bloodthirsty mobsters chasing you through the city.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Solid, strong guys with militaristic countenances.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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Of the two, paradoxically, Fatah has the more militaristic pedigree, and Hamas was the latecomer to violent struggle.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Koji as Ryu British actor and martial artist Andrew Koji will costar alongside Centineo as the heroic Ryu, Ken's best pal and another veteran of the original Street Fighter game.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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The unified policy from various motion trackers lets the humanoid handle dynamic manoeuvres on demand, from martial-art kicks to dance spins.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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